NIGHTS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

nights

noun

Definition of nights

plural of night

as in evenings

the time from sunset to sunrise when there is no visible sunlight loved to sit outside at night and watch the stars

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as in dusks

the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness we waited until night to begin lighting the candles in the windows

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Recent Examples of nights Will movie nights and electric go-kart tracks suffice to keep CWG’s buildings full if, as some predict, AI renders large numbers of office jobs redundant? — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 In the first of two nights there Monday, Williams performed for almost exactly two hours without doing a single Paramore song — and what’s remarkable is, nobody cared. — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Sunday Salmon opened in January 2025, offering free meals on Sunday nights. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The funding comes from the 6% tax levied on hotel room nights and short-term rental stays in Orange County – a pool of money likely to surpass $400 million this year, although much of that total is already allocated. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 The haunted maze is open Friday and Saturday nights in October after the sun goes down. — Hali Smith october 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026 The analysts who spent nights and weekends investigating suspicious activity, the incident responders making high-stakes decisions with incomplete information and working around the clock to restore critical systems. — Tony Kirtley, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 Louis Vuitton had barely closed out Paris fashion week when the fashion world had one of the biggest nights of the year—in London. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 In one story, a little boy discovers a magical garden that appears only on the darkest nights; in another, two sisters use the moon as a boat and sail into the sky. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Meanwhile, expanding the playoffs would allow for more postseason games played in the evenings rather than during the day.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The 5 Towers stage will feature live music, DJs and street performers on select evenings.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of evenings

Noun

Venus Venus is conspicuous as July's long evening twilights fade.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 July 2026
Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.

— Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026